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IVY will come a week earlier this year than last year. I'm predicting this 8 days before Ivy day.

My Class of '26 predictions are as follows

Brown - 4.9%-5.1% (Actual rate turned out to be 5.0%)

Columbia …

hello! I'm currently a sophomore and I have been panicking about grades. Last year, I took all regular classes and ended with a 4.0 unweighted and weighted. I got recommended for two advanced level cl …

This year Williams received a record 15321, 2821 more applicants than the 12500 they received last cycle. They admitted 1304 students which is a 304 increase from the 1000 they admitted last cycle.

Alt …

Just out, Swarthmore college announced that the Class of 2026 cohorts are comprised of a lucky 1021 that were selected from a large pool of 14700 applicants.

Last year, they admitted 1014 from 13012.

Hi! So I have currently taken 4 AP exams (I am an IB Diploma Student so I am not taking as many, prospective economics major looking for admission to ivy leagues, duke, vandy, uva)

Currently I have a 5 …

Colorado College Acceptance rate hit record low of 11.50% down from 14.25%

This cycle 1266 applicants out of 11007 were admitted to the Class of '26.

Last cycle 1556 applicants out of 10917 were admitte …

I want to go to architecture school and from what I understand it's very competitive I'm in my freshman year of high school and the reason I am thinking of just kinda giving up is due to my GPA I have …

I play tennis but I was cut from my school team. However, I want a varsity sport on my extracurricular profile. What sports are the most impressive?

If I could give this website one star, I would. Waitlisted at a school that says I have an "80% chance" of getting in. Yeah right. I wouldn't recommend this website to a goldfish.

Hi, I’m a junior in Japan, and I would like to ask for any opinions about rec letters from a professor in a non-prestigious university. Whenever I see people say students should ask for rec letters f …

I am a sophomore in high school who is taking a dual credit math course next year, and I want to make sure the schools I want to go to (Cal Poly SLO) will accept credits from the school I'm taking the …

The Class of 2026 at Colby college was announced.

1258 applicants made it through the most competitive pool at Colby in history. The average SAT was 1500 and the average ACT was 34. 40% were persons of …

Hi, my name is Anicyah and I am a junior in high school (3.8 GPA, #17 in class rank currently). Coming from a foreign country to finish my studies, I often find myself in stranded in situations where …

Hello! I want to start narrowing down my college decisions as I make pros and cons lists. I want to get rid of 2 colleges from the ones I have been accepted to so far. And I want to pick 2 colleges to …

I'm a Junior this year and I need to get some solid extracurriculars for my college application... I was thinking of starting a non profit that aims to teach younger students based on the help of olde …

I’m currently a freshman in high school, and I’ve been doing well in academics but have a rather lacking ec profile. I want to get on top of that before it’s too late, and since I’m pursuing something …

Hi, I am a 10th grader in Monterey. My goals are to go into pre-med and study either Neurobiology or Biology. I want to start looking into doing a passion project, but I don't know where to start or e …

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I'm currently a rising senior and the number one thing my older friends tell me is to start early with college applications and essays. How exactly do I do that? Should I create a Common App acc …

I just wanted to start a discussion about other people's experiences with applying for scholarships and going to college. Just get some advice and lesson.

I just got my ACT back, I got a 33. (35 on English and Reading, 31 Math and 30 Science)

Should I take the ACT again this summer or focus on my extracurriculars? I’m a black female (immigrated to US whe …